Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday freezing federal workers' pay for 2019, following through on a proposal he announced earlier in the year.

The move, which nixes a 2.1% across-the-board pay raise that was set to take effect in January, comes as hundreds of thousands of ... expecting to begin the new year furloughed or working without pay because of a partial government shutdown.

Republicans have quietly and unceremoniously ended their congressional investigation of whether the FBI and Justice Department were biased in their handling of inquiries into Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s ties to Russia.

Another useless charade by the corrupt right wing. Fuck Trey Gowdy and pretty much every single republican alive.

I'll never forget when Trey Gowdy ended his BENGHAZI!!!1!1!!! investigation - the one he was specifically assigned to in order to specifically pin it all on Hillary Clinton.

Of course, he had to exonerate Clinton as she didn't do anything wrong. And he did, but it was totally bizarre. I'm paraphrasing here but this is pretty much what he said:

"Benghazi was a terrible, terrible tragedy and what happened there was unforgivable! UN.FOR.GIVE.A.BLE. It was out-and-out murder, the likes of which I have never ever seen before! (whispers) Hillary Clinton is at no fault here but (end whispering) IT WAS MURDER AND IT WAS UNFORGIVABLE AND HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL. Hillary Clinton is an evil, evil woman surely guilty of all kinds of sins! I cannot believe someone like Hillary Clinton is ever trusted with the safety of our diplomats!!1!!!1!!!! If I had my way, Hillary Clinton would not be allowed within 100 miles of any government office! I hope you're listening to my rant about Hillary Clinton, America!"

That dude was so mad that you'd have thought someone had killed a member of his family. And if you weren't paying attention, you'd have thought for sure it was all Clinton's fault. It was a low point in Gowdy's career, to be sure.

Gowdy is definitely trash vomit.

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost".
-Thomas Jefferson

I'll never forget when Trey Gowdy ended his BENGHAZI!!!1!1!!! investigation - the one he was specifically assigned to in order to specifically pin it all on Hillary Clinton.

Of course, he had to exonerate Clinton as she didn't do anything wrong. And he did, but it was totally bizarre. I'm paraphrasing here but this is pretty much what he said:

"Benghazi was a terrible, terrible tragedy and what happened there was unforgivable! UN.FOR.GIVE.A.BLE. It was out-and-out murder, the likes of which I have never ever seen before! (whispers) Hillary Clinton is at no fault here but (end whispering) IT WAS MURDER AND IT WAS UNFORGIVABLE AND HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL. Hillary Clinton is an evil, evil woman surely guilty of all kinds of sins! I cannot believe someone like Hillary Clinton is ever trusted with the safety of our diplomats!!1!!!1!!!! If I had my way, Hillary Clinton would not be allowed within 100 miles of any government office! I hope you're listening to my rant about Hillary Clinton, America!"

That dude was so mad that you'd have thought someone had killed a member of his family. And if you weren't paying attention, you'd have thought for sure it was all Clinton's fault. It was a low point in Gowdy's career, to be sure.

Did you guys know that the USSR invaded Afghanistan because terrorists were attacking them and that's how they became "Russia"?

Because I sure fucking didn't.

35% of the country probably now believes this. The same 35% who have told me for years that Regan defeated the Soviet Union. So Donny is openlyc contradicting St. Ronnie. Will this bother any Trumpists?

"This mockery is a slander against every ally that has supported the U.S. effort in Afghanistan with troops who fought and often died. The United Kingdom has had more than 450 killed fighting in Afghanistan." - From the Wall Street Journal

Did you guys know that the USSR invaded Afghanistan because terrorists were attacking them and that's how they became "Russia"?

Because I sure fucking didn't.

35% of the country probably now believes this. The same 35% who have told me for years that Regan defeated the Soviet Union. So Donny is openlyc contradicting St. Ronnie. Will this bother any Trumpists?

hahahaha of course not

He really is a bat shit crazy lunatic that makes these lies up on a daily basis. LOCK HIM UP.

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost".
-Thomas Jefferson

January 08, 2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 10:43 AM EST

Natalia V. Veselnitskaya was charged with seeking to thwart a Justice Department civil fraud investigation into money laundering that involved an influential Russian businessman and his investment firm.

"'Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.'' - Thomas Jefferson

January 08, 2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 3:14 PM EST

The accusations came to light in a document filed by Mr. Manafort’s defense lawyers that was supposed to be partly blacked out but contained a formatting error that accidentally revealed the information.

January 08, 2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 3:14 PM EST

The accusations came to light in a document filed by Mr. Manafort’s defense lawyers that was supposed to be partly blacked out but contained a formatting error that accidentally revealed the information.

January 08, 2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 3:14 PM EST

The accusations came to light in a document filed by Mr. Manafort’s defense lawyers that was supposed to be partly blacked out but contained a formatting error that accidentally revealed the information.

In one portion of the filing that Mr. Manafort’s lawyers tried to redact, they instead also revealed that Mr. Manafort “may have discussed a Ukraine peace plan” with the Russian associate, Konstantin V. Kilimnik, “on more than one occasion.”

The evidence is all there. Makes you wonder what other pieces of revealing info and/or names were redacted.....

Boy, this Russian "nothing burger" seems to be turning into a seven-course meal - and we're just at the salad and appetizer phase

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I believe that Mueller has been slowly but surely revealing to the American people the truth about what he's found in bite sizes. He knows the public probably couldn't handle all of what he's found at once.

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I believe that Mueller's case against trump, his family and the campaign will be irrefutable. Only the roughly 35% will not believe what he's found.

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Oh...and he's saving Stone & Corsi for later. There's a reason he hasn't indicted them yet. After them, the family is probably next. Mueller isn't going to tip his hand.

The evidence is all there. Makes you wonder what other pieces of revealing info and/or names were redacted.....

Boy, this Russian "nothing burger" seems to be turning into a seven-course meal - and we're just at the salad and appetizer phase

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I believe that Mueller has been slowly but surely revealing to the American people the truth about what he's found in bite sizes. He knows the public probably couldn't handle all of what he's found at once.

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I believe that Mueller's case against trump, his family and the campaign will be irrefutable. Only the roughly 35% will not believe what he's found.

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Oh...and he's saving Stone & Corsi for later. There's a reason he hasn't indicted them yet. After them, the family is probably next. Mueller isn't going to tip his hand.

I hope you are right.

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost".
-Thomas Jefferson

The evidence is all there. Makes you wonder what other pieces of revealing info and/or names were redacted.....

Boy, this Russian "nothing burger" seems to be turning into a seven-course meal - and we're just at the salad and appetizer phase

-

I believe that Mueller has been slowly but surely revealing to the American people the truth about what he's found in bite sizes. He knows the public probably couldn't handle all of what he's found at once.

-

I believe that Mueller's case against trump, his family and the campaign will be irrefutable. Only the roughly 35% will not believe what he's found.

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Oh...and he's saving Stone & Corsi for later. There's a reason he hasn't indicted them yet. After them, the family is probably next. Mueller isn't going to tip his hand.

I agree ^ the guy has never lost a case - he is smart and thorough which is why Trump is scared and rightfully.

"'Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.'' - Thomas Jefferson